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Barrow-in-Furness Pa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trevor Brookman started the match with the kick off. Bolton Wanderers's Marty Leadbeater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bob Peake in the 11th minute of play. Devon Nelson hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Rod Jefferies managed to get in a good position for a shot. Walton Warriors F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Rod Jefferies was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marty Leadbeater breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the game, Rod Jefferies cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marty Leadbeater was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Bradley Farrow fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Walton Warriors F.C's protests and gave Bradley Farrow a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Walton Warriors F.C getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bradley Farrow hit a great ball. Reggie Younger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dean Crouch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Dickens, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Trevor Brookman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Tod Dickens fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dean Crouch, passed just outside the right post. After 41 minutes, Darius Rooney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Walton Warriors F.C and the Bolton Wanderers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bolton Wanderers booed when Walton Warriors F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darius Rooney didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rod Jefferies fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marty Leadbeater having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Devon Nelson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 50th minute of the match Walton Warriors F.C got a corner. Bolton Wanderers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Bannatyne ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tod Dickens was the one to do the kick off. Reggie Younger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Crouch having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Tod Dickens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dean Crouch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marty Leadbeater didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rod Jefferies went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Reggie Younger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Crouch having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Bolton Wanderers's Reggie Younger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dean Crouch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Walton Warriors F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Reggie Younger came free, but Dean Crouch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dean Crouch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tod Dickens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tod Dickens hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Trey Hammond kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Bolton Wanderers's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rod Jefferies fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 74th minute, Bob Cuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walton Warriors F.C's Frank Bannatyne couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bolton Wanderers. 78 minutes into the game, Bolton Wanderers's Reggie Younger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dean Crouch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Reggie Younger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dean Crouch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dean Crouch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Dickens, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Bob Peake ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marty Leadbeater was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Reggie Younger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Crouch having to interfere. Dean Crouch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Dickens, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Walton Warriors F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Reggie Younger came free, but Dean Crouch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 98th minute Reggie Younger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dean Crouch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walton Warriors F.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.